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To the free man, the country is the collection of individuals who compose it, not something over and above them. he is proud of a common heritage and loyal to common traditions. but he regards government as a means, an instrumentality, neither a grantor of favors and gifts, nor a master or god to be blindly worshipped and served.
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To The Free Man, The Country Is

Milton Friedman
To the free man, the country is the collection of individuals who compose it, not something over and above them. he is proud of a common heritage and loyal to common traditions. but he regards government as a means, an instrumentality, neither a grantor of favors and gifts, nor a master or god to be blindly worshipped and served.
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